We've put a structure in place that trumps states rights when it's clear federal protection is necessary to protect life, dignity, a class of people and our culture.

But his talk about 'states rights' wasn't fatal. It is, after all, part of our Constitution. It can even be good strategy at some point in history while combating something egregious.

But sometimes a state or a group of states come up with ideas that need to be totally outlawed. Slavery, for instance. Denying people the right to vote based on color or gender. Denying them the right to bear arms. Denying them the right to drink alcohol. Denying them life.

But having the state mandate this is even worse. You establish a culture where young girls are resigned to becoming a sex object. It’s an assault on the dignity of young women.

Females are too stupid and nymphomaniac to waste any more of our energies aspiring to teach them the virtues of chastity and morality. He has given up the pursuit of teaching the culture the qualities of a decent, emotionally stable life partner. His cultural policies are driven to surrender to the hook up mentality.

IMO, Perry has some subterfuge that affects his respect for women and children and ultimately his discretion. Too much of the Kadashians going on there for me.

Carol, this is the fundamental problem with people who oppose abortion relying primarily on political, legislative or judicial means to eradicate the problem. Law can only legislate morality in a reactive fashion; laws against murder, rape and theft don't stop those crimes but merely impose legal consequences for such anti-social behavior.

As I've said before, the Church (and other churches) should get busy teaching young people the moral and ethical skills necessary to deal with raging, unpredictable hormones and to resist (alone, if necessary) the influence from culture and peers to sexualize them at an early age.

Perhaps more to the point, things will only change when abortion on demand is seen as an anti-social phenomenon rather than a personal perogative.

Just a point of order. One strategy to overcome the federal mandate in favor of abortion is to go the states' rights route. Liberals have stacked the US legislature and it is felt that by parceling out the abortion issue, there is more of a chance to develop a federal mandate. It is sort of an end run around the Pelosi led pro abortion crowd who run the US Congress. You could then develop leverage. The current issue in place is very much on the radar of a 5-4 US Supreme Court with Elena Kagan potentially the next chief justice. Not saying that this is the best strategy.